Top 5 Guitarists Who Inspire Me
David Pajo
David Pajo (Slint, Papa M, Tortoise, Stereolab, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gang of Four) lists his guitar inspirations.
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How to do Hard Things : Five Lessons Learned from Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls
Kelly Kathleen
Ever since I started playing guitar at 12 years old, I struggled to feel like I fit in. As a young woman, I didn’t see myself represented in music. All my musical peers were boys, and all my teachers were men.
Read MoreEQD on Record : March 2023
Anna Blumenthal
Whether you’re into epically melodic heavy rock, layers and layers of effect-drenched guitars and synths, atmospheric pop-punk emo, blazing guitar virtuosity, Sabbath-on-steroids British doom or outerspacey 60s garage swimming in a sea of righteous reverb - or, like, all of the above - we have something for you!
Read MoreColoration, Inspiration, Disintegration
Jeff Schroeder
Being a huge admirer of players such as John McGeoch, Keith Levene, and Robert Smith, I like to have some form of modulation and/or chorus on almost all the time. This is also the case for distorted sounds. I’m almost always trying to do something to disfigure the sound.
Read More5 Reasons Everyone Needs a Phaser
Dan Epstein
Here are five things you can do with a phaser — i.e., five good reasons you should definitely have one in your sonic arsenal…
Read MoreMy Five Favorite Guitar Players
Dave Depper
Dave Depper of Death Cab for Cutie discloses his Five Favorite Guitar Players.
Read MoreA Touch of Grass : Eco Art & Sound Installation with EarthQuaker Devices
Austin Arrington
In this guest blog post, PLANT Group co-founder / executive director Austin Arrington talks about their upcoming exhibition at Brooklyn gallery The Locker Room, and interviews composers Jesse Serrano, Wicked Rio, and Jo3yott on working with EarthQuaker Devices to help compose a nature-based soundscape for the show.
Read MoreEQD on Record : February 2023
Anna Blumenthal
We kicked off 2023 with a spate of killer new releases from our family of artists.
Read MoreOverdriven To Distraction
Lane Sparber
For most guitarists, choosing an overdrive or distortion pedal is one of the most important decisions to be made, because a lot of us consider our distorted tones to be our signature sound.
Read MoreBlack Belt In Boundaries: How Setting Boundaries Can Make You A Better Bandmate
Luke Jenner
How can you heal your band? Healing your band or healing anything has to start with the individual.
Read MoreEQD on Record : January 2023
Anna Blumenthal
While December is generally not a popular time for new music releases, last month’s lack of quantity was more than made up for in QUALITY.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Devices Sunn O))) Life Pedal V3
Jon D’Auria
Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley of Sunn O))) discuss the transformation and evolution of the latest Sunn O))) Life Pedal.
Read MoreIn Flux: More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Crafting Strong Solder Joints
Lane Sparber
Whilst soldering is not a particularly difficult skill to master, there IS an art to doing it correctly, and my goal here is to guide the beginners and intermediates as to the best ways to master excellent soldering skills.
Read MoreStephen O’Malley’s 5 + 1 Top Guitarists
Stephen O’Malley
Guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist Stephen O’Malley reveals his 5 (+1 bonus) most influential guitarists.
Read MoreEQD on Record : December 2022
Anna Blumenthal
The past few months whizzed by at lightning speed, but still we found time to listen to some incredibly good albums and tracks from artists we are proud to have in our little EarthQuaker family: Tear Dungeon, featuring Josh Merry from Sweet Spirit, JT’s Electrik Blackout (Akron strong!), Bill Nace, Royal Thunder, The Linda Lindas and Katie Harkin.
Read MoreGreg Anderson’s “5 Musicians Who Influenced Me”
Greg Anderson
From Vertigo composer Bernard Herrmann to jazz icon Miles Davis, check out the top 5 musicians that have influenced Greg Anderson of Sunn O))).
Read MoreEQD on Record : November 2022
Anna Blumenthal
Last month was - unsurprisingly - another banger for new releases from our incredible group of Artist Medallion Program members.
Read MoreStu Brooks : Modern Dub Master
Jon D’Auria
With a debut solo album on the way and the demand for his sideman and production magic greater than ever, this tone aficionado is diving deeper into unorthodox sounds than ever before.
Read MoreEQD on Record : October 2022
Anna Blumenthal
Check out how these music creators use their EQD pedals and maybe you’ll inspired to stomp some new sounds with your stompboxes.
Read More7th Chords and the Blues
Gary Heimbauer
Do you dig the blues? Would you like to get better at playing the blues? Learn some of the basics of this great American music form and the chord shapes needed to get that familiar bluesy sound under your licks.
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